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Welcome to
Gabriel Knight - Sins of the Fathers
This is the readme file for Gabriel Knight.
This file contains the absolutely latest and greatest
information about this version of the game. To print this file,
enter the directory you installed the game to and type "PRINT
README."
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FROM THE GABRIEL KNIGHT TEAM
Thank you for purchasing this game. We hope you find GK as
hair raising to play as it was to make. We would love to
hear your comments, please write us.
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WINDOWS SOUND
The Windows install will ask you if you want to install for
BASE or EXTENDED level sound.
BASE level sound runs on channels 13 thru 16 and is used
for sound cards like SoundBlaster, ProAudio, Adlib, or
any FM Yamaha 3812 type card.
EXTENDED level sound runs on channels 1 thru 10 and is
used for cards like the LAPC-I, MT-32, SCC-1, Sound
Canvas, Turtle Beach MultiSound, or any General MIDI
device.
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WINDOWS AGAIN
If you decide to play under Windows and have a 4 MEG machine,
you should use a swap file.
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TIPS FOR FASTER LOADING
If you notice the game or opening cartoon running slowly, it
may be due to a fragmented hard drive. There are many
commercial and shareware hard drive unfragmenting
programs available. Also, the game can be sped up if you
load audnone.drv from the install.
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PRO AUDIO USERS
If you are using a Pro AudioSpectrum 16 and
experience problems during the game, rerun the INSTALL
utility and select "Sound Blaster" as your audio device.
Selecting "Sound Blaster" will utilize the PAS card's
built-in Sound Blaster emulation for digitized audio effects.
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MT32 USERS
We recommend that you use mt32.drv instead of of genmidi.drv
Its good sound advice.
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ADLIB USERS
If you have problems with adl.drv, try the secondary driver
called sadl.drv.
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STATIC MEMORY
If you are receiving the message "x number of bytes can't be
allocated" add the line STATICMEMORY = 250K to resource.cfg
on your hard drive. The default is 200K so if 250K doesn't
do the trick, increase it again.
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SAVE GAMES
If you change the drivers that you use, the games saved under
your previous configuration will be invalid under your new
configuration.
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MORE INFO
If your audio is not playing correctly, try rebooting your
computer. You can clear a sequence of messages by right
clicking your mouse. But, beware, you may be missing
valuable clues. We recommend this only if you have already
read a sequence of messages.
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SIERRA ON-LINE MANUAL BOOT DISK INSTRUCTIONS
The following instructions can be used if the automatic boot disk maker
included in the install program does not function properly on your system.
If you have the CD-ROM version of this program, or you are using certain
hard drive compression utilities, you will need to add any necessary
driver lines to your config.sys and autoexec.bat files.
FORMATTING THE DISK
PLEASE NOTE: It is necessary to format the disk even if the disk is already
formatted. The /S switch will transfer files to the boot disk which are
necessary for the disk to work correctly.
To make a CD-ROM Boot Disk, format a high density diskette in the A: drive.
(Use /F:360 or /F:720 parameter if using a low density diskette) Note: This
will not work in the B: drive. Type the command as follows:
FORMAT A:/S <Enter>
If after entering this command the system responds with a "Bad command or
file name" error, then type:
PATH=C:\DOS <ENTER>
Now retype the FORMAT command above. If you still receive the same error,
the MS DOS FORMAT command may not be on your system or it may have been
renamed. Programs such as PC Tools and Norton Disk Utilities can rename
the format command to prevent accidental loss of data.
LOCATING THE MOUSE DRIVERS
If you plan to use a mouse with your game, it will be necessary to first
load the mouse driver. To do this, locate the mouse driver and copy it to
the boot disk in your A: drive. There are two types of mouse drivers
available, MOUSE.SYS, which must be loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file and
MOUSE.COM which must be loaded in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. You do not need
to load both MOUSE.SYS and MOUSE.COM. Locate the MOUSE.SYS or MOUSE.COM
file. Because the file MOUSE.SYS is usually smaller than MOUSE.COM we
recommend that the MOUSE.SYS file be used in order to free more memory.
a) Locating the mouse drivers:
If you do not know where the MOUSE.SYS or MOUSE.COM files are located on
your system, and you have MS-DOS 5.0 or above, the command below should help
in locating your mouse drivers. Type the following at the C:\> prompt.
DIR \MOUSE /S <ENTER>
This command only works with MS-DOS 5.0 or above and will cause the system
to search all sub directories for a file called mouse. If the system locates
a file called mouse, it will display the path where the mouse files are
located. For instance, if the MOUSE.SYS file is located in a C:\MOUSE>
directory, the system will display:
Directory of C:\MOUSE
MOUSE SYS 55160 03-10-92 3:10a
MOUSE COM 56408 03-10-93 6:00a
If the system does not locate a mouse, your driver may have a different name
or these files may not be currently installed on the system. Some other
common names for mouse drivers are IMOUSE, GMOUSE, and HPMOUSE. Your mouse
drivers may have been included on a floppy disk which came packaged along
with your mouse. For information on the proper name for your mouse, check the
owner's manual which came with your mouse.
b) Copying the mouse driver:
Once you have located the mouse driver, you will need to copy it to the boot
disk. In this step, we will assume that the mouse drivers were located in
the C:\MOUSE> directory as shown in the step above. To copy the MOUSE.SYS
file to the boot disk, type the following at the C:\> prompt:
COPY C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.* A: <ENTER>
Please substitute the appropriate path and file name for your mouse driver in
the command line above. You should then see a message indicating some files
were copied.
CREATING THE CONFIG.SYS FILE
Now switch to the A: and type the following:
COPY CON CONFIG.SYS <Enter> (The cursor will drop down one line and
blink)
FILES=50 <Enter>
BUFFERS=30 <Enter>
If you are using the MOUSE.SYS file to load your mouse, add the following
line to the CONFIG.SYS.
DEVICE=MOUSE.SYS <Enter>
Complete the file by pressing the F6 Function key <Enter>
CREATING THE AUTOEXEC.BAT FILE
Now create an AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the A: drive by typing:
COPY CON AUTOEXEC.BAT <Enter> (the cursor will drop down one line)
SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM <Enter>
PROMPT $P$G <Enter>
PATH=C:\DOS <Enter>
If you are using the MOUSE.COM file to load the mouse, add the following
line to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
MOUSE.COM <Enter>
Complete the file by pressing the F6 Function key <Enter>
Now you are ready to use your new Sierra Boot Disk. Place the boot disk in
your A: drive and press the <CTRL> <ALT> and <DEL> keys at the same time.
Your computer will reboot and you will be ready to start your Sierra game
as you normally would.
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If you are interested in future adventure games or any other of
the Sierra family of fine software products, call us at
(800) 326-6654 [or (209) 683-4468 outside the United States].
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